# CVE-2026-125270: FFmpeg through 9.0.2 Heap Out-of-Bounds Read in V4L2 M2M Encoder

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-120220
- Severity: CVSS 5.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-11-09 · Updated: 2026-11-09

CVE-2026-125270 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 5.8 (medium) and affects FFmpeg; a fix or patch is referenced.

## Summary

FFmpeg, the widely used multimedia framework, has a heap out-of-bounds read flaw in its V4L2 M2M encoder path that mishandles frames with negative linesize. A local attacker who gets a user to transcode a crafted bottom-up AVI or PNM/PFM file can crash the application or leak heap memory into the encoded output.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- FFmpeg: through 9.0.2

## Description

FFmpeg through 9.0.2 contains a heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in v4l2_buffer_swframe_to_buf() in libavcodec/v4l2_buffers.c that mishandles frames with negative linesize. Attackers can supply bottom-up AVI or PNM/PFM files that are transcoded to a V4L2 M2M encoder, crashing the application or leaking heap memory into encoded output.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on FFmpeg, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-125270 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-125270

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-125270?

FFmpeg: through 9.0.2.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-125270

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## References

- https://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/pulls/24328
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/b8f159858e2fd29dae4fa34d9e713bbf9bbf190e
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/blob/n9.0.2/libavcodec/v4l2_buffers.c#L410
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ffmpeg-through-9.0.2-heap-out-of-bounds-read-in-v4l2-m2m-encoder

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